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Onboarding

Welcome

Hello and a warm welcome to the Private Academic Library Network of Indiana or PALNI! The Private Academic Library Network of Indiana (PALNI) is a 501(c)(3) owned by the twenty-three supported private academic institutions.

This Onboarding guide will orient you to the structure of the PALNI consortium, list resources available to you, and describe how you can connect with support and colleagues. To begin the onboarding process, review the checklist below and then explore the rest of the guide to complete the orientation tasks.

A video overview of this manual is available on the PALNI Vimeo account.

Onboarding Checklist

Explore this manual using the green tabs above to access each topic (Click for downloadable/printable version)
Read Communication Manual
Explore the PALNI website for further background information about PALNI and the supported institutions: www.palni.edu
Create OCLC accounts
Worldshare Management Services User Support Center - OCLC main WMS support portal
Online Service Center - View support service requests, manage institution information/billing
OCLC and WMS mailing lists - Sign up for lists of interest
Explore OCLC Community Center - To connect with the larger OCLC community of users
Fill out the Skills Inventory survey
Sign up for the PALNIhub
- HIGHLY recommended: Setup your email notifications (explained in the Communication Manual)
- Refer to Communication Manual for further details about the Hub
- Take the Hub Guide on the Side Tutorial to learn how to use the Hub:
View the PALNI Organization Chart to understand the organization of PALNI and decide which groups align with your role in which you may want to participate (colleagues can help you with this as well)
Examine the PALNI calendar for upcoming events
Sign up for the PALNI Master list-serv by emailing Megan West, mwest@palni.edu

Optional:

(Directors Only) Sign up for the Directors list-serv and wiki by contacting Kirsten Leonard (kleonard@palni.edu) - View Director Orientation page on wiki.
If Reference, Instruction, Outreach (RIO), review the PALNI LibGuides
Watch the Onboarding Video or just the parts you need: Onboarding Manual Overview, Communicating with OCLC, PALNIHub Overview,